I just hit my first "cheater" muscle-up. What I mean was, it was a 6-foot high bar and I was able to bust a muscle-up jumping from a stand still. It felt SOOO GOOD to get on top of that bar. I felt like I had this new-found power, almost like flying for the first time or something. Accomplishments like this keep me motivated. I can't wait until I can muscle up without the help of a jump, or even a kip.

Whoah. That was intense. I did Tough Mudder a year ago and it got A LOT harder. Luckily, I was in much better shape than a year ago.

Some great obstacles, sadly there were 2 that I did not complete. But all the bar work I've been doing lately totally helped with all the walls and pits to climb out of. I need to do some rope climbing and some monkey bars training before the next one.

On one of the electro shock obstacles knocked me unconscious 3 times. It was pretty rough. Other than that it was a great time. I finished the 12 miles in about 3 hours.

LOL, I have been thinking about trying it. But you're only the person I know who does it who isn't super douchey, so I am kinda worried about it. Plus, I am currently enjoying all the intense workouts I want, doing the exact program I want and not paying a dime to a gym. So I'm kind of hesitant to go back to paying for a gym. I like the freedom of being able to workout on my lunch hour at work, it's the perfect way to break up the day.

But Matt and I have talked about me trying it as an experiment and then writing an article about it for NMA. One day perhaps...

W00h00! Today marks 1 YEAR VEGAN and 7 years vegetarian. I have not been sick since a few months before I went vegan, and I don't plan on it happening again.

I made the decision to re-commit to 80/10/10 a few days ago. So this is day 2 of 60 of 100% LFRV. I feel fantastic! I can't WAIT to see how good I feel at 30 days and 60 days.

I took a rest day on Monday after Tough Mudder. I went for a run yesterday and my typical 3-4 mile recovery run was actually pretty rough. So I took another rest day today and almost feel kinda guilty about it. But my body needs it. Tomorrow I'll be 100% fresh and ready to rock.

Time for another early night. It's 8:40, time to start getting ready for bed.

Hey man, just wanted to stop by and say "hey." I stumbled upon your blog after being a longtime reader of NMA. I've really enjoyed the podcasts, keep up the good work! Also, you've inspired me to try the Tough Mudder in Wisconsin. I've gotten a few friends to join me as well. It's pretty far from today but I couldn't be more excited.

Take care dude!

Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.- Albert Schweitzer

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.― Albert Einstein

Ben do you know Robert in person? Did you know that he is moving to Austin too? He's always all over the place but that is his new home base. I'm excited I'm going to visit him and another of my friends and see Austin for the first time this spring during SXSW time. OH but more importantly, you have qualified for the prize package! Great work keeping up with your training journal. Hope to see you continue with it.